ông ăn chả, bà ăn nem

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔan˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔan˧˧ nɛm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˨ ʔɓaː˦˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ nɛm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ caː˨˩˦ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ nɛm˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: ông ăn chả bà ăn nem

Phrase

ông ăn chả, bà ăn nem

  1. (literal) he eats chả, she eats nem
  2. (figurative) both the man and the woman commit their own adultery
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